I was attacked by members of the PayPal Mafia, Auerenheimer, Yiannopoulos, Breitbart, 4/8 Chan in 2014-2015, after I criticized Marc Andreessen in the MIT tech review, ultimately resulting in me closing one of the only independent tech critical magazines that existed at this time.

I temped at Kodak in 1979 & relieved 1 week for the Ceo's secretary. He pounced on me in the lift after a meeting. Sev other snr staff pursued me for dates. As a fmr teacher, I was alarmed by this attitude to yng women in biz. So it's not surprising but infuriating that Drury minimises his actions.

A pretty tuxedo cat with a yellow flower behind his ear

#cuddleUnit6

It's so irritating that Trump finally meeting with the consequences of his stupidity means we all have to meet with the consequences of his stupidity.

Rod Drury (Xero) wrote a letter of support for Peter Theil so Theil could gain NZ citizenship. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

With printed media, you can just store it in a warehouse. When some company says "we never said that," you can go to the archives, fetch a newspaper, and that ends the argument. When the companies on their websites change stories, there is no archive outside the Internet Archive.

V&A censored catalogues after demands by Chinese printer Exclusive: Victoria and Albert Museum has deleted maps and images deemed sensitive by Beijing censors from exhibition publications

The V&A agreed to pull a map it wanted to use for catalogue to a 2021 exhibition Fabergé: Romance to Revolution. It also removed a photograph of Lenin from the book because the Chinese printers said Lenin could be deemed “sensitive” by the Chinese censorship body
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

Cartoon. Title: “Great White Hope” Opposition leader Chris Hipkins on a call to Vice President of the USA, J D Vance. Hipkins is looking upward, with his fingers crossed, saying, “Pick up…pick up…pick up… Oh, hi, Mr J D Vance? Would you consider coming to New Zealand to endorse Mr Luxon and his coalition? Like you did for Viktor Orban in Hungary?” Vance, wearing a MAGA cap, looks angry.

The Great White Hope. Opposition leader Chris Hipkins makes a call to Vice President of the USA, J D Vance.
My #cartoon today #NZpol #USA #Hungary #NZelection26

True, true

Part of me agrees, but another part of me remembers how we reclaimed the word queer to make it lose its sting.

Imagine dedicating your life to incel looksmaxxing so much that you've smashed yourself in the face with a hammer only to have a regular reporter from 60 Minutes Australia completely outmog you.
(Clavicular eventually walked off the interview)

How do they think their behaviour is defensible? Employers hold the threat of great hardship over the heads of all their workers.

New Zealander of the Year Sir Rod Drury faced misconduct complaint investigation A complaint made during the tech titan’s time as Xero CEO led to an investigation – now a former employee is speaking publicly.

A former junior Xero employee speaks out following the New Zealander of the Year awards

I’m nearly 49 and even though I’d pay I don’t think I can get it

i feel bad for our country but this is tremendous content

We’re finally coming back with a new SERVED WITH RICE episode tomorrow, feauturing author Natalia Figueroa Barroso. As a bit of a teaser, here’s some cooking ASMR of the Uruguayan empanadas I made for her ep 😉 servedwithricepoddy.com for more info and links to watch/listen tomorrow!

Over 1,000 major names in Hollywood signed an open letter opposing the Warner Bros/Paramount merger.

This includes Denis Villeneuve, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Cranston, Mark Ruffalo, Joaquin Phoenix, Damon Lindelof, Noah Wyle, Glenn Close, Jane Fonda, David Fincher, Ted Danson & more

Sombtimes --only sombtimes - tha belly is nott an trap

Your absolute right to call that out!

It is becoming ever clearer that the AI community are high on their own supply

Can we get one of these leaders for New Zealand, please?

I am always so mystified when other parents don’t go to the library. What do you…do with them??? Mine killed two hours there today, and then we came home with 10 books each that is going to buy me hours of peace. Why are you not quietmaxxing your parenthood lol

Cyclone Vaianu was the third major weather event this year. Experts warn we aren’t taking it seriously enough This is the third major weather event to hit the North Island in just three months, after devastating rain in January triggered two fatal landslides and a February storm swept across both islands.

Really good, blunt stuff here from Emma Ricketts. Email her a compliment if you have time because this sort of reporting is few and far between. #nzpol

Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto

Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-co...

Brazil and Hungary managing to vote out their right wing dictatorial presidents is giving me a great deal of hope lately where it's been in short supply

Instead of asking chatgpt, why not ask a librarian? You'll get real answers and they won't tell you to kill yourself.

This is very interesting, thank you! Mexico has the Spanish that I long to understand, because of repeated visits to the Californian and Sonoran deserts.

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Oh to be rich enough to afford this portrait of Mrs Mangle 😣